User talk:SShmulyian

Iolanta
Hello SShmulyian, welcome to Wikipedia. I'm responding to your email here, as it is not a personal dispute and better resolved publicly. I have reverted your change mainly because you did not provide a reliable source that supports your assertion. You claim that Nafset Chenib was the first blind singer in the role, but your cited source does not mention this. Please note that primary sources, e.g. from the opera company itself, won't be considered viable in this case. We need independent sources. intforce (talk) 15:11, 10 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello Intforce, thanks much for your response. The source that I cited is an article ran by TASS, the premier news outlet of Russia (and, previously, of the Soviet Union). In addition, multiple other media outlets reported the performance, including but not limited to this, this and this. I do believe those sources qualify as independent. The latter source also mentions that Nafset is blind but that fact is well known regardless. In particular, she headlined the 2014 Paralympics closing ceremony (video), along with Jose Carreras and Diana Gurtskaya. As for Nafset's priority as the first blind performer of the role, there's plenty of evidence that, with the exception of Andrea Bocelli, the very few blind opera singers of the necessary caliber have a hard time getting cast in actual productions of any opera, and of Iolanta in particular; see, for example, this excerpt in a recently published book, and this article. I hope the above addresses your concerns so my original change could be reinstated. Please advise if adding any of those sources/information would be helpful. SShmulyian (talk) 06:26, 11 September 2021 (UTC)


 * All the sources you are referring you are not in the original edit you made to the article. You need to cite a reputable source which explicitly mentions that Nafset is the first blind performer of the role. Note that original research or a synthesis of various sources is not allowed. intforce (talk) 13:51, 11 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for the insightful comments. I've rewritten and expanded the sentence to remove the mention of the first performance, and to add more information and sources. This is now in line with some of the preceding statements that do not claim priority (such as the one about the Riga performance/recording). Hope the new version is acceptable but feel free to edit as needed (e.g. in case the references are excessive). I can add a video once available (in a couple more weeks). SShmulyian (talk) 15:48, 11 September 2021 (UTC)